Barracuda News & Discussion VII

Hobocop · 2024-10-13T20:00:51-0400

Munnyro said:
Wasn't Robins injured a bit last year?

Yep. He missed a lot of time at the beginning of 23/24 and never looked 100% even after returning. I'm really impressed with his bounceback so far. He's just constantly involved in the play when he's on the ice.

Juxtaposer · 2024-10-13T20:22:26-0400

Tough game for Cardwell.

Hobocop · 2024-10-13T20:25:04-0400

Oh c'mon. Second SHG we should've had but Bystedt just shot that one poorly. He had a completely open net.

Bailey takes a penalty because he was trying to sweep the puck out, missed the puck and tripped a guy.

Hobocop · 2024-10-13T20:39:47-0400

Aaaand the Reign tie it up with the goalie pulled. 3-3.

That's a tough one to swallow.

Juxtaposer · 2024-10-13T20:40:24-0400

Well that's a bummer.

Hobocop · 2024-10-13T20:41:40-0400

You've got to be kidding me.

Reign score again. 4-3 Ontario with 34 seconds to go. Keane just needed to get rid of that puck.

Juxtaposer · 2024-10-13T20:45:59-0400

Dumb way to end the weekend, but I gotta say that was one of the most impressive PK displays I've seen in a while at any level.

Hobocop · 2024-10-13T20:49:38-0400

Juxtaposer said:
Dumb way to end the weekend, but I gotta say that was one of the most impressive PK displays I've seen in a while at any level.

Speaking of the PK, that miss from Bystedt is now haunting me, but is hardly the main reason we lost. Totally different game if he didn't somehow shoot this wide:

Ugh, I can't stand losing to Ontario. Especially like that.

Juxtaposer · 2024-10-13T20:52:49-0400

Hobocop said:
Speaking of the PK, that miss from Bystedt is now haunting me, but is hardly the main reason we lost. Totally different game if he didn't somehow shoot this wide:

Ugh, I can't stand losing to Ontario. Especially like that.

Seriously a huge bummer. That puck goes in and the game is over. My stream was a bit grainy so at first I thought maybe the pass was bouncing, but he straight up biffed it.

It probably would have helped if we didn't spend half the game on the PK, though...

Hobocop · 2024-10-13T21:10:27-0400

Juxtaposer said:
Seriously a huge bummer. That puck goes in and the game is over. My stream was a bit grainy so at first I thought maybe the pass was bouncing, but he straight up biffed it.

It probably would have helped if we didn't spend half the game on the PK, though...

Biggest issue I have with our penalties this weekend is that they mostly haven't been due to breakdowns in discipline due to us losing our temper or something like that, they've just been sloppy/careless individual incidents.

And it's not really one person (well, okay, maybe Hache). Couple of them today were hard to judge cause they were off-camera, but they've got to clean that up.

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Thought Bystedt, Graf and Robins were the best forwards so far. Very impressed with how Graf has been playing. Smart player. Bystedt has just been doing everything well.

Impressed we're playing this well when two guys I think are major pieces for us have not shown up, that being Cardwell and Bailey. Have no doubt they'll get it going, but Cardwell has looked like he's in his own head and I feel like Bailey is just being a bit lackadaisical in his play.

Just really annoying that we wind up with 0 points from that game. Ah well, we're back next Saturday, at home, vs. Iowa.

Juxtaposer · 2024-10-13T21:12:45-0400

Hobocop said:
Biggest issue I have with our penalties this weekend is that they mostly haven't been due to breakdowns in discipline due to us losing our temper or something like that, they've just been sloppy/careless individual incidents.

And it's not really one person (well, okay, maybe Hache). Couple of them today were hard to judge cause they were off-camera, but they've got to clean that up.

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Thought Bystedt, Graf and Robins were the best forwards so far. Very impressed with how Graf has been playing. Smart player. Bystedt has just been doing everything well.

Impressed we're playing this well when two guys I think are major pieces for us have not shown up, that being Cardwell and Bailey. Have no doubt they'll get it going, but Cardwell has looked like he's in his own head and I feel like Bailey is just being a bit lackadaisical in his play.

Just really annoying that we wind up with 0 points from that game. Ah well, we're back next Saturday, at home, vs. Iowa.

Feel the same way. Specifically to the bolded, it felt almost deliberate that we hardly saw any replays of penalties that were called off-camera. Maybe just a coincidence, but it felt weird.

Jargon · 2024-10-13T22:06:02-0400

Graf’s goal highlights are really impressive. Tenacious and skilled. It’s wild that he’s not even a top 10 prospect for the Sharks.

Pinkfloyd · 2024-10-13T23:46:51-0400

Bystedt has been nothing but impressive at the AHL level. He'd be my first call-up among the forwards with Graf as a close second.

Juxtaposer · 2024-10-14T00:35:24-0400

Pinkfloyd said:
Bystedt has been nothing but impressive at the AHL level. He'd be my first call-up among the forwards with Graf as a close second.

I'd kinda rather not mess with his development by yo-yoing him around. We have five NHL centers plus Goodrow, Dellandrea, and even Eklund who can play center in a pinch. I think the call-ups should belong to the AHL guys who have put in the work the last few years like Gushchin, Cardwell, Robins, etc.

I think Bystedt could probably replicate 90% of what Nico Sturm is right now, but what would be the point?

Shark Finn · 2024-10-14T02:56:40-0400

Agreed, with the logjam of 3rd-4th line options (in an ideal world 4th line, but it is what it is) we have in the NHL, Bystedt among others are better off in the AHL at this point. Guy seems to be trending in the right direction, hopefully Halttunen & Co. follow suit.

crowncarrier · 2024-10-14T11:55:17-0400

Jargon said:
I love that Haltunnen wears Cheechoo’s number. It just makes so much sense. Also? 2 goals in his first game… pretty good.

Like I said before ZERO chance he comes back to London. Our loss is your gain. Enjoy.

Pinkfloyd · 2024-10-14T14:53:43-0400

Juxtaposer said:
I'd kinda rather not mess with his development by yo-yoing him around. We have five NHL centers plus Goodrow, Dellandrea, and even Eklund who can play center in a pinch. I think the call-ups should belong to the AHL guys who have put in the work the last few years like Gushchin, Cardwell, Robins, etc.

I think Bystedt could probably replicate 90% of what Nico Sturm is right now, but what would be the point?

To get him experience playing at NHL speed. You can do that with players like Bystedt to cover for short term injuries.

Juxtaposer · 2024-10-14T15:23:32-0400

Pinkfloyd said:
To get him experience playing at NHL speed. You can do that with players like Bystedt to cover for short term injuries.

I have no problem with giving him a few NHL games if he's earned it, but I wouldn't consider him my first injury call up because those are typically the guys getting yo-yoed.

Pinkfloyd · 2024-10-14T16:07:46-0400

Juxtaposer said:
I have no problem with giving him a few NHL games if he's earned it, but I wouldn't consider him my first injury call up because those are typically the guys getting yo-yoed.

Maybe but getting yo-yoed isn't necessarily a bad thing for a young player's development either. More games the better to me for any young player with a shot at being an NHL'er.

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